Across The Stars
Final chapter of part 2's main battle, enjoy.
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Chapter 39: Battle of Valunt – Part 5
Clementine remained frozen in place, fear clutching at her heart while Sarah looked around, confused, trying to pinpoint the sound of the breathing.
"Clem-?" She began.
Clementine began trembling as she stood up. "Sarah, run...it's him."
"What?"
Then a deep terrifying voice. "It's far too late."
The sound of a lightsaber igniting bathed the area in a red light and revealed the figure who spoke. The figure was huge, clad head to toe in black rather polished looking armor, bedecked in a billowing black cloak, strong looking gloves and high boots, the helmet and mask produced an unsettling skull like effect, the triangular vent where the mouth would be was the source of the rasping breath. The eye lenses were black and soulless, fixated on both young Jedi before him.
Clementine's voice shook. "Sarah, I said run, you've gotta run."
"But Clem-" Sarah began.
"No." Clementine insisted. "You can't face him, you can't fight Vader."
The colour drained from Sarah's face when she heard that name. She'd heard of the fearsome Darth Vader. The group after them was even named after him, but to actually have him here in front of her, it was all she could do to not drop her lightsaber.
Unperturbed by anything around him, clearly in full control of the situation, Vader stepped forwards.
"You have pushed things too far now." He remarked. "This bout of trickery will cost you dearly, it is time for you to die."
With that he took a firm grip on his lightsaber and closed in.
"Sarah!" Clem screamed.
She quickly acted and used her Force Powers to unleash a barrage of debris towards Vader. Vader merely waved his left hand casually, knocking all the debris aside. Sarah hadn't seen all this however as, the moment Clem cried out she turned and ran for the cave exit towards the back of the cave, a route that would take them to their ships. She stopped at the mouth of the cave and turned to see Vader, undeterred by Clementine's attack and now holding Clem off the ground in a Force Choke, his lightsaber held to the side as he closed in with her.
"I thought you looked familiar. So...you still resist, despite what happened." He growled.
Clem gasped and choked the words out. "I know...what I did, but I still…"
Vader however raised his lightsaber. "Then you must die now."
Sarah couldn't just leave it, with a cry of desperation she attempted to push Vader away with the Force. The blow was feeble, but was enough to make Vader stumble and drop Clem.
Realizing what happened, Clem took her chance and ran, hurrying to join Sarah.
"You cannot escape." Vader remarked ominously.
"Sarah, move." Clem insisted.
Sarah did so, with Clem right behind her until she turned, the two of them finally clear of the cave, Clem used the Force again, this time to collapse the entrance of the cave. She then turned to Sarah again.
"Keep going, that'll only slow him down, briefly."
With that they continued to run, working their way around the corridors, already hearing the heavy footsteps of Vader pursuing them. Despite everything, despite what was going on, Clementine was still shaken deeply by the return of her repressed memories, by the horrific revelations that she was the one responsible for what had happened to Lee.
'I, I can't...they deserve better, I can't inflict myself on them anymore, not Sarah, not AJ...Not the Invisibles. There's only one thing I can do.' She told herself.
With that she made up her mind and to her relief they reached the hanger, two ships were left, their last chance. Quickly boarding the ships and firing them up they took off, just escaping the hanger as Vader entered, not the least bit perturbed by their escape. Leaving the atmosphere of Valunt they saw the remaining ships of Vader's Fist, starting to move towards them.
Sarah quickly checked things, the coordinates were set.
"Clem, it's time, let's go."
Clementine however shook her head, having already altered her coordinates.
"No Sarah, go...I do belong with you or the Invisibles anymore." She said hollowly.
"What?" Sarah gasped and then it happened. "Clem!"
But it was too late, Clem's ship turned around, facing completely in the other direction and went into hyperspace, escaping but not going to meet up with the rest of the Invisibles. Sarah wanted to go after her but saw Vader's Fist closing in, she had no choice. She quickly entered hyperspace, going to reunite with the others, still left in dismay at what Clem had done.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.